AAG 2008
American Association of Geographers annual conference.
2008 Conference
Boston, April 14-19th
There will be several talks on OSGeo topics:
| Date/Time | Place | Speaker | Topic(Link) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/15 4:20 | Hyannis Room, Marriott (4th Floor) | Michael Nicholas | Survey of the Importance of Interregional Availability for Alternative Fuels | |
| 4/16 10:10 | Staffordshire, Weston (3rd Floor) | Helena Mitasova | Geospatial analysis of terrain dynamics using lidar technologies and Open source GIS | |
| 4/17 8:00 | Vineyard Room, Marriott (4th Floor) | Michele Tobias | Beachscapes: The Spatial Effects of Foot-Traffic on Beach Vegetation | |
| 4/17 3:10 | Empire Room #6, Westin (7th Floor) | John Morgan | OpenLayers: An Open Source Web Mapping Application | |
| 4/18 8:00 | Beacon F, Sheraton (3rd Floor) | Rob Braswell | Open Geoscience: Using Free and Open Source Software for Research and Education | |
| 4/19 4:30 | Beacon H , Sheraton (3rd Floor) | Alex Mandel | Open Source GIS course development through directed group study |
OSGeo Social
The Boston User Group has been discussing details of a social to be held one night of the conference.
Time: Thur, Apr 17th, 7:45PM Place: Grendel's Den, Harvard Square, Cambridge Who: Anyone interested in Open Source Geo Why: To get together to chat socially about stuff over some beer and bar food.
Directions:
Get to Harvard Square. Head south on JFK street past "The Garage" on your left. You will cross Mt. Auburn St. On the Southwest corner is a small open green space: on the opposite corner from JFK is the entrance to Grendel's, below Upstairs on the Square.
Chris Schmidt will be there, hopefully by 7:30, with an eeepc and an OSgeo shirt on.